Jacksonville police car on way to emergency call kills dog-walking pedestrian (The Florida Times-Union)
A 61-year-old man walking his dog died late Tuesday after being struck by a Jacksonville police car on its way to call of gunshots being fired, said the Florida Highway Patrol. Lt. Bill Leeper said the accident occurred shortly after 10 p.m. on North Pearl Street near West 24th …

Car alarm is no respecter of persons, not even owner - Orlando Sentinel

Car alarm is no respecter of persons, not even owner Orlando Sentinel, FL - Jun 28, 2008 It has an aftermarket alarm system, and I really don't know how to use it. It periodically arms itself, as it did today, and there is a kill switch to the …

Anti-theft network could kill that baying car alarm, track stolen … - NetworkWorld.com

Anti-theft network could kill that baying car alarm, track stolen … NetworkWorld.com, MA - Jul 8, 2008 Those annoying and often ignored car alarms could be a thing of the past if researchers developing an anti-theft sensor network have their way. …

Silence of the alarms; MP in bid to outlaw car sirens.
Byline: DAVID WILLIAMS IT is the sound every Londoner dreads at night: the interminable wail of a car alarm. The ear-splitting devices often cause more grief than the break-ins they are supposed to prevent. Now they face the ultimate sanction - an attempt to have them banned by Parliament. A

Publication: The Evening Standard (London, England)

Police reports — June 30-July 16 (Reporter-Times)
Police assisted with problems reported on Hadley Road and Ind. 37. Parking problem reported on West Walnut St. Animal problems reported on John R. Wooden Drive and North Park Avenue.

Disturbing Car Alarms
In “Saving Cars, Killing Sleep” {Op-ed, Feb. 21} Ellen Goodman laments car alarms that may deter thieves but certainly rob 1,000 neighbors of a quiet sleep. In a world so full of transcientific problems it is nice to find an issue for which technology has a solution. Car alarms can be adapted to

Publication: The Washington Post

Mental Patient Escapes Briefly During Transfer - RedOrbit

Mental Patient Escapes Briefly During Transfer RedOrbit, TX - 4 hours ago Employees at the new facility have complained about water dripping through the ceiling, safety alarms that don't work and doors that automatically lock or …

Catalytic-converter thefts soar (The Journal News)
MAMARONECK - As the price of metal soars across the country, thieves in recent months have turned their attention to catalytic converters - an obscure but valuable car component that can be stolen within minutes.

Floods swamp roads (The Daily Star)
Heavy rains hit Delaware County on Wednesday, raising alarms about flooding and resulting in road closures and states of emergency in Andes, Colchester and Middletown, officials said.

Know your car: Car alarms
New Straits Times 03-07-2004 Know your car: Car alarms Edition: 2* THE essence of any car alarm is the siren, typically fitted in the engine bay but away from extremes of heat and water. It is important to protect the siren because if it becomes immobilised by a thief no alarm system will be of any

Publication: New Straits Times

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S.F. Police Blotter: Neighborhood crime log (The San Francisco Examiner)
These are excerpts from the San Francisco Police Department’s daily log of activities. Incidents are listed by police precincts and the neighborhoods they patrol.

Know your car: Car alarms
New Straits Times 03-07-2004 Know your car: Car alarms Edition: 2* THE essence of any car alarm is the siren, typically fitted in the engine bay but away from extremes of heat and water. It is important to protect the siren because if it becomes immobilised by a thief no alarm system will be of any

Publication: New Straits Times

Mental Patient Escapes Briefly During Transfer - RedOrbit

Mental Patient Escapes Briefly During Transfer RedOrbit, TX - 29 minutes ago Employees at the new facility have complained about water dripping through the ceiling, safety alarms that don't work and doors that automatically lock or …

Storm socks Regina - Canada.com

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Storm socks Regina Canada.com, Canada - Jul 23, 2008 "The fire department got some lightning calls and some car alarms were going off because of the thunder and alarms were going off in buildings because of …

Exhaust systems stolen from cars for scrap metal (WTOC 11 Savannah)
Some thieves are taking part of an exhaust system from under cars to sell it for valuable scrap metal and now one car dealer in Statesboro has become a target of the crime.

Tags: vehicles, performance, humor, auto, suvs

As Gas Prices Rise, Police Turn to Foot Patrols (The Wilmington Star-News)
As gasoline prices soar, police chiefs in towns and cities across the country are ordering their officers out of the car and onto their feet in a budgetary scramble.

To save gas, police hit the streets on their feet (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
SUWANEE, GA. - People around here are seeing a lot more of officer Robert Stewart. Following strict new orders, he frequently leaves his squad car, hopping out to visit a bartender, then a barber, then a bank teller.

-British man invents mobile phone-based car alarm allerter.
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-(C) 1994-9 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An inventor from Sussex, UK, who wanted to solve the problem of car alarms going off without owner being aware of the sound because he was not within earshot, has developed the Car Page. The device, the size of a TV remote control, plugs into the

Publication: Telecomworldwire

Sweet, touching ‘WALL-E’ a lesson in humanity (The State)
“WALL-E,” a savvy sci-fi Pixar comedy, has almost no dialogue. But with images and sound effects alone, it touches, it teaches and it tickles. It’s the best Pixar film since “Finding Nemo.” If “Kung Fu Panda,” which riffed on martial-arts movie conventions, was clever, “WALL-E,” which absorbs, recycles and re-invents elements of “2001,” “Silent Running,” “Star Wars” and other sci-fi, is genius. …

In its garages, Roanoke aims to stop threats real or imagined - Roanoke Times

Roanoke Times

In its garages, Roanoke aims to stop threats real or imagined Roanoke Times, VA - 20 hours ago Car alarms, frequently triggered accidentally, "don't raise much suspicion anymore," said Tod Burke, a professor of criminal justice at Radford University. …

Crime rate drops 20 percent in 2007 (The Frisco Enterprise)
A concerted effort among the Frisco Police Department, residents, and business owners, contributed to a drop in crime in 2007 compared with the previous year.

IS IT ACCEPTABLE TO … HAVE A CAR ALARM?
NO, no, no, no, no. Car alarms are second only to burglar alarms as creators of noise pollution in London, and are even more counterproductive. Unlike burglar alarms, car alarms tend to go off at the merest flap of a hummingbird’s wing 100ft away. Yet the sound of an unharmed supercar emitting a

Publication: Evening Standard - London

Have car alarms come to the end of the road?; NEWS SPECIAL: Campaigners call for ban on anti-theft device
Authorities in New York’s Manhattan are being urged to introduce a ban on car alarms, one of the major nuisances of urban areas everywhere. But will Glasgow be forced to copy the Big Apple’s hardline approach? Chief Reporter DAVID LEASK investigates THEY call it the city that never sleeps and now

Publication: Evening Times

Pruett, Rojas Win Porsche 250 at Barber - Grand-Am

Auto Racing Daily

Pruett, Rojas Win Porsche 250 at Barber Grand-Am, FL - Jul 20, 2008 "All the alarms were on today - the oil temp, water temp - and you just had to ignore it all. Everything was overheating, including the drivers. … Ganassi teammates brave the heat for second consecutive Grand-Am win AutoWeek all 16 news articles

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Silence of the alarms MP in bid to outlaw car sirens
IT is the sound every Londoner dreads at night: the interminable wail of a car alarm. The ear-splitting devices often cause more grief than the break- ins they are supposed to prevent. Now they face the ultimate sanction - an attempt to have them banned by Parliament. A private member’s Bill that

Publication: Evening Standard - London

Anti-theft network could kill that baying car alarm, track stolen … - NetworkWorld.com

Anti-theft network could kill that baying car alarm, track stolen … NetworkWorld.com, MA - Jul 8, 2008 Those annoying and often ignored car alarms could be a thing of the past if researchers developing an anti-theft sensor network have their way. …

Talking cars to save each other from theft - Oneindia

Oneindia

Talking cars to save each other from theft Oneindia, India - Jul 4, 2008 In fact, this new model would also omit those false alerts, characteristic of traditional car alarms. Also, this cooperative, mutable and silent network of …

Know your car: Car alarms
New Straits Times 03-07-2004 Know your car: Car alarms Edition: 2* THE essence of any car alarm is the siren, typically fitted in the engine bay but away from extremes of heat and water. It is important to protect the siren because if it becomes immobilised by a thief no alarm system will be of any

Publication: New Straits Times

Pruett, Rojas Win Porsche 250 at Barber - Grand-Am

Auto Racing Daily

Pruett, Rojas Win Porsche 250 at Barber Grand-Am, FL - Jul 20, 2008 "All the alarms were on today - the oil temp, water temp - and you just had to ignore it all. Everything was overheating, including the drivers. … Ganassi teammates brave the heat for second consecutive Grand-Am win AutoWeek all 15 news articles

In its garages, Roanoke aims to stop threats real or imagined - Roanoke Times

Roanoke Times

In its garages, Roanoke aims to stop threats real or imagined Roanoke Times, VA - 17 hours ago Car alarms, frequently triggered accidentally, "don't raise much suspicion anymore," said Tod Burke, a professor of criminal justice at Radford University. …

City seeks sounds of silence ; A new ordinance would let police ticket scofflaws and tow a vehicle whose car alarm failed to shut off.
DAVID HENCH Staff Writer Portland Press Herald (Maine) 11-09-2004 City seeks sounds of silence ; A new ordinance would let police ticket scofflaws and tow a vehicle whose car alarm failed to shut off. Byline: DAVID HENCH Staff Writer Edition: Final Section: FRONT Memo: ONLINE SURVEY Do you think

Publication: Portland Press Herald (Maine)

Blackbird Terrorises Neighbourhood: Perfectly Imitates Ambulance … - ShortNews.com

Blackbird Terrorises Neighbourhood: Perfectly Imitates Ambulance … ShortNews.com, Germany - Jul 10, 2008 UK: A Somerset neighbourhood is being driven to distraction by a blackbird that imitates sirens and car alarms at high volume starting from 5am and …

Car alarm is no respecter of persons, not even owner - Orlando Sentinel

Car alarm is no respecter of persons, not even owner Orlando Sentinel, FL - Jun 28, 2008 It has an aftermarket alarm system, and I really don't know how to use it. It periodically arms itself, as it did today, and there is a kill switch to the …

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Talking cars to save each other from theft - Oneindia

Oneindia

Talking cars to save each other from theft Oneindia, India - Jul 4, 2008 In fact, this new model would also omit those false alerts, characteristic of traditional car alarms. Also, this cooperative, mutable and silent network of …

Anti-theft network could kill that baying car alarm, track stolen … - NetworkWorld.com

Anti-theft network could kill that baying car alarm, track stolen … NetworkWorld.com, MA - Jul 8, 2008 Those annoying and often ignored car alarms could be a thing of the past if researchers developing an anti-theft sensor network have their way. …

In its garages, Roanoke aims to stop threats real or imagined - Roanoke Times

Roanoke Times

In its garages, Roanoke aims to stop threats real or imagined Roanoke Times, VA - 13 hours ago Car alarms, frequently triggered accidentally, "don't raise much suspicion anymore," said Tod Burke, a professor of criminal justice at Radford University. …

Pruett, Rojas Thrive in the Heat - Grand-Am

Auto Racing Daily

Pruett, Rojas Thrive in the Heat Grand-Am, FL - 23 hours ago "All the alarms were on today - the oil temp, water temp - and you just had to ignore it all," said Pruett, who extended his Rolex Series record to 20 … Pruett, Rojas Win Porsche 250 at Barber Grand-Am all 22 news articles

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